diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/nova-config.rst b/doc/source/contributor/nova-config.rst
index d570832a0..c34bc049e 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/nova-config.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/nova-config.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Then you should set in ``/etc/vitrage/vitrage.conf``:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-   [nova.instance]
+   [DEFAULT]
    use_nova_versioned_notifications = False